“La Máquina” edged “La Fiera” 2-1 thanks to a last-gasp goal by Alonso Escoboza. The Cementeros welcome the Esmeraldas to Estadio Azteca, site of their Matchday 16 contest just over three weeks ago. On the other hand, “los Electricistas” escaped “El Volcán” with a 0-0 draw back on Matchday 11, one of the four times Tigres was blanked this season. 11 FC Juárez) but the Rayos finished the season on a 5-game winless streak (0-2-3). Still three of Necaxa’s five wins came against other playoff teams (No. Jimmy Lozano’s side has the most losses of any Liga MX playoff team though that should come as no surprise for the lowest-seeded club in the postseason. Still, the northern juggernaut is not expected to have any trouble dispatching Necaxa, a team that backed into the 12th and final Liga MX playoff spot when neither Mazatlán FC nor Tijuana could get the result they needed last Sunday. The club’s conversion rate (11.5%) place it eighth in Liga MX. This despite the fact that only Pachuca (314) took more shots than Tigres – 278. Miguel Herrera can also summon playmakers such as Sebastián Córdova, Florian Thauvin and Luis Quiñones, yet his team has had trouble finding the net. The fifth-seeded Tigres are considered title contenders even after an uninspired Apertura 2022 that saw the talent-laden “felinos” score only 24 goals – just over 1.4 goals per match – despite a front line that features André-Pierre Gignac, Nicolás “Diente” López and Jordy Caicedo. Liga MX Wildcard Weekend kicks off tonight with a heavily favored Tigres hosting 12th-seeded Necaxa followed by an enticing Cruz Azul-León match-up. (Photo by JULIO CESAR AGUILAR/AFP via Getty Images) Necaxa defender Alexis Peña (left) will be paying special attention to Tigres striker Andre Pierre Gignac (right) when the Rayos take on Tigres in a Liga MX wildcard game on Saturday.
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